
A California reservoir is expected to fall so low that a hydro-power plant will shut down for first time
CNN
An unrelenting drought and record heat have pushed the water supply at Northern California's Lake Oroville to deplete to "alarming levels," which will likely force the first-ever closure of the Edward Hyatt Power Plant since it opened in 1967, California Department of Water Resources spokesperson Lindsay Buckley told CNN.
The water in Lake Oroville — the state's second largest reservoir — is pumped through underground facilities to generate electricity, which can power up to 800,000 homes when operating at full capacity.
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